Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries
(By Samantha Young for Kaiser Health News) Three months ago, the nation watched as COVID-19 patients overwhelmed New York City’s intensive
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Comparing Private Payer and Medicare Payment Rates for Select Inpatient Hospital Services
(By Eric Lopez, Gary Claxton, Karyn Schwartz, Matthew Rae, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation) As the total
Read MoreWalmart partners with PBM startup to increase prescription drug cost savings
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart joined forces July 7 with emerging pharmacy benefit manager Capital Rx to adopt
Read More34 hospital groups urge HHS to delay price disclosure start
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Thirty-four state hospital associations penned a letter to HHS urging the agency to
Read MoreMedicare is not free
According to a recent report from Employee Benefit Research Institute the amount of money you could need to cover premiums
Read More911 calls were fewer, but more serious, at pandemic’s start, study finds
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) For six weeks in early March, 911 calls for emergency medical services in the
Read MoreGilead announces long-awaited price for Covid-19 drug remdesivir
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) Since remdesivir became the first medicine shown to have an impact on Covid-19, doctors, politicians,
Read MoreEmployers could see healthcare costs rise 10% next year, PwC predicts
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medical costs could grow between 4 percent and 10 percent for employers in 2021,
Read MoreMajority of Americans have no knowledge what a Health Savings Account is
The majority of health plan sponsors say education about health savings accounts (HSAs) is a pressing need. Only 50 percent
Read MoreGhost Bill: UVA Siphons Couple’s Tax Refund To Pay 20-Year-Old Medical Debt
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) The notice from the Virginia tax department puzzled a Charlottesville couple last October.
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